Trump country

English

Noun

Trump country (uncountable)

1. (slang, politics, US) Rural areas in the United States where the majority of voters lean conservative and support the Republican politician Donald Trump.
   • 2016 March 5, Thomas Kaplan, “This Is trump Country”, in The New York Times, page A14:

     [Title:] This Is Trump Country

   • 2020 March 4, Katie A. Cahill, Andrea Kent, Rey Junco, “Super Tuesday results show how Latino voters, moderate Democrats and Trump supporters are shaping the election”, in The Conversation‎^[1], archived from the original on 4 January 2024:

     Still, of the state’s 95 counties, Biden won 91, with Sanders only taking the lead in four counties. From this breakdown, it appears that Democratic voters deep in Trump country think that the center-left approach of Biden is the best bet for the 2020 general election contest.

   • 2024 July 23, Todd Dorman, “Biden ends a career marked by Iowa punches”, in The Gazette‎^[2], volume 142, number 196, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, page 5A:

     Now, Iowa is solidly red Trump country. We'll wave as she [Kamala Harris] flies over us.

See also

• red state
• Bible Belt